Cardiovascular effects of intermittent chronic hypoxia: Intermittent and chronic hypoxia can lead to pathologies such as high-altitude pulmonary hypertension in residents or workers at sea level. Other cardiovascular changes also occur that are shared with other common medical conditions that occur with hypoxia (obstructive sleep apnea) such as systemic hypertension. The objective of this line is to determine the changes caused by the hypoxia conditions referred to in high-strength vessels (coronary bed vessels), in low-strength vessels (pulmonary bed) and in peripheral resistance vessels). Various study techniques such as vascular reactivity and confocal microscopy will be used.
Responsible researchers:
Mª Carmen González
Departamento de Fisiología. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
e-mail: m.c.gonzalez@uam.es
Angel Luis López de Pablos
Departamento de Fisiología. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
e-mail: angel.lopezdepablo@uam.es
Silvia Arribas
Departamento de Fisiología. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
e-mail: silvia.arribas@uam.es
Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Calle del Arzobispo Morcillo 4. 28029 Madrid. Tel. +34 91 497 54 86 Fax. 91 497 53 53. Email. informacion.medicina@uam.es
